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Worcester Diner Named Massachusetts' Best In Brand-New Rankings Worcester Diner Named Massachusetts' Best In Brand-New Rankings
Worcester Diner Named Massachusetts' Best In Brand-New Rankings A popular and historic eatery in Massachusetts was named the best diner in the state in a new list from Food & Wine. Miss Worcester Diner, located at 300 Southbridge St. in Worcester, was named the best diner in Massachusetts in the publication's list of the best diners in every state, which was published on Friday, May 27. Food & Wine said the diner is on the National Register of Historic Places and has remained a popular spot throughout its many years in business. "Found this place about 3 years ago and I have been hooked ever since," Pauliny M. wrote in a Yelp review.&…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
PHOTOS: Vanderbilt's Western Mass 'Cottage' Listed For $12.5M PHOTOS: Vanderbilt's Western Mass 'Cottage' Listed For $12.5M
Photos: Vanderbilt's Western Mass 'Cottage' Listed For $12.5M A “cottage” with 46 bedrooms that was built by American royalty, the Vanderbilts, has been listed for $12.5 million in Western Massachusetts. The Gilded Age mansion known as Elm Court was constructed in 1886 and sits on 86 acres straddling Stockbridge and Lenox in the Berkshires. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.  Plans were scrapped in late-October to spend $50 million to turn the mansion into a resort. The property was then promptly put on the market, according to The Berkshire Eagle. The 55,000-square-foot complex was considered a summer home for the Vanderbilts an…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
CVS Developers At Odds With Small Town Seeking To 'Save' Its History CVS Developers At Odds With Small Town Seeking To 'Save' Its History
CVS Developers At Odds With Small Town Seeking To 'Save' Its History A proposed CVS with Drive-Thru has irked some residents of a small Massachusetts community enough to start a petition to “save” downtown. Arista Development is proposing to build a 12,850-square-foot CVS with a drive-thru on four lots bounded by High, Main, and Pleasant streets in Spencer. The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on the proposal Sept. 29, in the Town Hall on Main Street at 7 p.m. The meeting will be conducted in-person and remotely to accommodate for COVID-19 distancing. A petition against the development was placed on Change.org months ago in an effort to s…

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by Kristin Palpini